., ● J-1 REPORT- OPfiATI@NSANDSTONE 1. INTRODUCTION: a. Immediatelyfollowingthe establishment of an officein a smallplanning Washingtonby Lt Gen Hull in late September194’7, groupwas organized,growinglater into HeadquartersJointTask Force Seven. @ 3 October,Lt Col PeterSchmick,U.S. Army,was designated AssistantChief of Staff J-1 of this originalplanninggroup. b. Immediatestepswere takento detemine the scopeof J-l’s responsibilities, the problemsto be faced,determination of personnel requirements, establishment of policiesand procedure,and the most effectivemeans of accqli.nhingthe overallJ-1 mission. Concurrent with the developmentof these subjects,the J-1 etaffwas plannedand requestswere made to the three servicesfor qualifiedpersonnel.” c. In approachingthe overalJpersonneland administrative problemof the JTF, it was foundthat recordsof previousJ-1 experienceon a Joint Task Force level were almostnon-existent.The histo~ of OperationCROSSROAM furnishedpracticallyno materialfrom our point of view. Other ~ointoperationmaterialwhich couldbe used . to fuznishan experiencetable and shortcuts in personnelplanningwas similarlylacking. ConsequentlyJ-1 planningresolveditselfto eetabl.ished policiesand solvingand